Planning the diet section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use research to plan the diet section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes.
Key learning points
- Related information is grouped into paragraphs and organised using a subheading.
- An introductory sentence explains what the paragraph is about.
- Relative clauses give additional detail about the sentence’s subject.
- Apostrophes can be used to indicate plural possession.
- Referring to aye-ayes using other nouns avoids repetition.
Keywords
Paragraph - a section of a piece of writing that is indicated by a new line and an indentation
Specific information - clear, exact and particular information
Relative complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and a relative subordinate clause
Text cohesion - how a text flows to maintain the interest of the reader and achieve the text's purpose
Diet - the food that an animal eats
Common misconception
Pupils may want to use 'who' when writing relative clauses about aye-ayes.
Explicitly teach that the relative pronoun 'which' is used when writing about anything other than a person.
Teacher tip
High attaining pupils can be encouraged to write more than one paragraph for the diet section.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What could the structure of a non-chronological report be?
Q2.The purpose of a section is to...
Q3.Match the linguistic feature to its definition.
a sentence starter followed by a comma
factual vocabulary used when writing about a subject
the type of words and tone used in a text
Q4.Match the type of fronted adverbial to its example.
As well as this,
Consequently,
Of significant interest,
Q5.'Diet' means...
Q6.Which two of these should plans for writing include?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definitions.
a section of text indicated by a new line and indentation
clear, exact and particular information
type of subordinate clause starting with a relative pronoun
how text flows to maintain the reader's interest
the food an animal eats
Q2.Match the terms to their definitions.
gives the reader some necessary information about the topic
clear, exact and particular information
Q3.Should information in the diet section be general or specific?
Q4.Order the parts of a section paragraph.
Q5.Which of these facts would be found in the diet section of a non-chronological report?
Q6.Which relative pronoun should be used at the start of relative clauses about aye-ayes?
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